Your publishing company is about to start a promotional blitz for its new book, Physics for the Liberal Arts. You have 35 salespeople stationed in Chicago and 10 in Denver. You would like to fly at most 20 into Los Angeles and at most 20 into New York. A round-trip plane flight from Chicago to LA costs $195; from Chicago to NY costs $182; from Denver to LA costs $395; and from Denver to NY costs $166. You want to spend at most $7,380 on plane flights. How many salespeople should you fly from each of Chicago and Denver to each of LA and NY to have the most salespeople on the road ?
A)20 people from Chicago to LA, 10 people from Chicago to NY, no people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY
B) 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to LA, 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to NY, 20.0000000000 people from Denver to LA, and no people from Denver to NY
C) 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to LA, no people from Chicago to NY, 10.0000000000 people from Denver to LA, and 20.0000000000 people from Denver to NY
D) 10 people from Chicago to LA, 20 people from Chicago to NY, no people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY
E) 10 people from Chicago to LA, no people from Chicago to NY, 10 people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY

Question

Your publishing company is about to start a promotional blitz for its new book, Physics for the Liberal Arts. You have 35 salespeople stationed in Chicago and 10 in Denver. You would like to fly at most 20 into Los Angeles and at most 20 into New York. A round-trip plane flight from Chicago to LA costs $195; from Chicago to NY costs $182; from Denver to LA costs $395; and from Denver to NY costs $166. You want to spend at most $7,380 on plane flights. How many salespeople should you fly from each of Chicago and Denver to each of LA and NY to have the most salespeople on the road  ?
A)20 people from Chicago to LA, 10 people from Chicago to NY, no people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY
B) 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to LA, 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to NY, 20.0000000000 people from Denver to LA, and no people from Denver to NY
C) 10.0000000000 people from Chicago to LA, no people from Chicago to NY, 10.0000000000 people from Denver to LA, and 20.0000000000 people from Denver to NY
D) 10 people from Chicago to LA, 20 people from Chicago to NY, no people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY
E) 10 people from Chicago to LA, no people from Chicago to NY, 10 people from Denver to LA, and 10 people from Denver to NY

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To maximize the number of salespeople on the road while staying within the budget, option A is the most cost-effective choice. It utilizes the full capacity of salespeople from both cities and distributes them to both LA and NY, ensuring the maximum number of salespeople are deployed without exceeding the budget limit.

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